Soon a news spread throughout Yanmen County. The Hu people gathered a large number of troops and prepared to go south. They were heavily guarded in various places. Ziyou and the others naturally heard about it.
"The Hu people are going south. They just went south last autumn, and now spring is the season of livestock production, so going south is a bit abnormal." Gongsun Bai said.
"Last winter's heavy snowfall not only had a great impact on the Central Plains, but was also uncomfortable for the Hu people, especially the Donghu people. Last autumn, they were blocked from going south and did not loot enough supplies, so this abnormality happened today. Go south." Ziyou said.
"Sir, didn't you say you were going to Yanmen Pass to join in the fun?" Xue Nu said.
"Yanmen Pass is guarded by Li Mu, so it's absolutely foolproof. And now that I've lost all my internal strength, it's just adding to the chaos." Ziyou sighed helplessly.
At this time, the grassland was not the unified Xiongnu Empire that it was later, but was divided into the Xiongnu and the Donghu people. The Xiongnu, mainly the wolf tribe, had annexed dozens of tribes, large and small, and was the most powerful tribe in the grassland, while the Donghu people It refers to the Donghu Alliance, headed by the Donghu Royal Clan and the Linhu Clan. Although they are not as strong as the Xiongnu, they can still compete with them. The two are both kings on the grassland. They have always been in a head-to-head situation, but now due to natural disasters They had to unite and prepare to go south to plunder.
"Who is Mr. Li Mu?" Xue Nu asked.
"Li Mu is a strange man, one of the strongest military strategists in the future." Ziyou said.
"I have heard of Li Mu's name. This man is indeed capable, but I didn't expect that brother Ziyou would have such a high opinion of him." Gongsun Bai was also a little confused as to why Ziyou had such a high opinion of Li Mu. According to him, As far as he knew, the Hu people had gone south many times over the years. Although they were victorious every time, they often did not get any supplies. Therefore, in his opinion, Li Mu had some abilities, but he could not be regarded as one of the strongest military strategists.
"You will know later that this battle will be Li Mu's battle to become famous." Ziyou said with a smile.
"You are bragging and don't draft, do you know that Li Mu will definitely win? The Xiongnu and Hu people have assembled a total of 400,000 troops, and they are all cavalry. How can Li Mu resist?" Concubine Yan rolled her eyes and said.
"Then how about we take a gamble?" Ziyou said with a smile.
"What are you betting on?" Concubine Yan asked.
"Let's bet on this battle between Li Mu and the Huns and Hus. If I press Li Mu, I will not only resist the Huns and Hus, but also cause them heavy losses, and Zhao's soldiers will suffer very little losses." Ziyou said confidently.
"Okay, I agreed." Concubine Yan agreed without thinking. Yanmen County's less than 150,000 troops faced the 300,000 cavalry troops of the Huns and Hu people. Even with city defense, she felt that Li Mu could defend Yanmen. That's great, but it's impossible to cause heavy losses to the Huns.
The Huns and Hu people are not fools. They know that their weakness is siege warfare, so they will definitely not waste time and troops on this. The biggest advantage of the Huns and Hu people's cavalry is mobility. If they are caught If there is a loophole or a weak defense line is attacked, it will be a long march, and no one can resist it, so Yan Fei feels that she has already won.
"What's the bet?" Gongsun Bai asked.
"If I win, you can break the rules and let me go."
"Then what if you lose?" Ziyou asked.
"If I lose, I will be your maid like her." Concubine Yan pointed at Xue Nu and said, anyway, she thought she would not lose.
"Okay, Snow Girl, go get some paper and pen." Ziyou said with a smile. The paper at this time meant cloth like silk.
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Just when Ziyou and Yan Fei were making a bet, in a huge tent where the Xiongnu and Donghu gathered, all the leaders of the Xiongnu and Hu people were here.
Touman and the Donghu and Linhu tribes, the largest in the Hu people alliance, sat on the main seat.
"What's there to wait for? How many times have we fought with that man named Li Mu in the past few years? Didn't he just hide in the city like a shrunken turtle and dare not come out? Even if he came out, we would kill him and leave him alone. A." said a leader of the Hu tribe.
"Suddenly, we are here to plunder and make up for the trauma we suffered in the winter, not to let you go to war." The leader of Donghu said.
"What do Touman Chanyu think of this trip south?" the leader of the Linhu tribe asked. Compared to the ferocity of other leaders, the leader of the Linhu tribe is more elegant and has the characteristics of a Central Plains person. .
Touman glanced at Leader Lin Hu, his eyes full of contempt. The grassland values blood very much, and Leader Lin Hu has a part of the blood of the Central Plains people, which made him look down on this person, but he did not express it directly, but said
"I was invited by you to participate in this trip south. Since you said that Li Mu is a tortoise, there is nothing to be afraid of. We can bypass Yanmen Pass and tear a hole from other places to go south. Without these cities These weak Central Plains people are the opponents of my grassland warriors. As long as the people from these cities come out to stop them and kill them, it will be fine. We cannot attack the city, but in the field, even the Qin State does not dare to fight with my grassland warriors."
"Touman Shanyu is right. As long as we tear open a hole, won't the entire Yanmen County be like lambs and still be slaughtered by us?" Most of the tribal leaders supported.
The winter snowstorm caused them heavy losses, so they couldn't wait to go south to plunder to replenish themselves, but leader Lin Hu always felt that the time was not right and refused to let them take action. If Lin Hu was not one of the three heroes of the grassland, they would have They turned the table over, and now what Touman said directly hit what they were thinking and showed it directly.
"But I think this Li Mu is not as simple as he seems on the surface. Although we have been able to defeat him every time over the years, or he simply defended the city and did not dare to come out to fight us, we did not get any benefits every time, so I suggest you consider it carefully." Leader Lin Hu interrupted everyone and said.
"Hmph, when did our sons in the grassland become as afraid of this and that as those lambs in the Central Plains? I really don't know how Lin Hu allowed a person like you to become the leader. Doesn't the Lin Hu tribe have no men?" Touman said nothing. He mocked politely.
The guard next to Leader Lin Hu had a face full of anger and immediately pulled out his sword. At the same time, the guard next to Touman also drew his sword. The two of them looked at each other with vigilance. Both of them were golden sword warriors with great strength. There is no distinction between top and bottom.
The golden sword warrior of the grassland is the master.
"That's enough. The warriors of all races have not yet arrived. I also suggest waiting a little longer until all our troops have arrived before launching a large-scale attack. Of course, we cannot wait forever. Who is willing to lead a small group of troops to explore first? Exploring the road?" Leader Donghu said.
"Me," "Me," many tribe leaders stood up for a while.
It is said that they are exploring the road. In fact, they are the first to plunder and explore the truth. In the eyes of these people, the soldiers at the border of Zhao State have been frightened out of their courage. They only dare to watch them come and go freely in the city. Therefore, this path exploration is a good job, and you can get a lot of benefits, so naturally there are many people competing for it.
